If you follow Twitchy.com, you heard about this news WHILE it was happening. If you still live in the stone age and get your sports news from ESPN, you may have been disappointed.

https://twitter.com/#!/SportsBetsDaily/status/197757748946014209

https://twitter.com/#!/AraRichards/status/197758136893968384

https://twitter.com/#!/GaPeacHnicKi/status/197756778455379968

https://twitter.com/#!/hampton16/status/197756506911940608

https://twitter.com/#!/RiiAAAAkinZZ/status/197756475307855873

https://twitter.com/#!/MeyersMusings/status/197759596042002432

UPDATE 3: It has been confirmed that Jenior Seau committed suicide.

https://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/197772726675582976

https://twitter.com/#!/majorgauge/status/197773872488128514

https://twitter.com/#!/ChARGERSx619/status/197773855304073216

https://twitter.com/#!/adamkliegman/status/197773843069288448

https://twitter.com/#!/JermX_/status/197773841068601345

https://twitter.com/#!/teedubya/status/197774163765764096

UPDATE 4: Apparently Seau left a suicide note explaining that he shot himself in the chest to preserve his brain for NFL concussion related testing. This report has not yet been confirmed and should be considered a rumor at this time.

https://twitter.com/#!/Radio_Champ/status/197767091233890304

https://twitter.com/#!/Steiny31/status/197769827539095552

https://twitter.com/#!/UTPbrandon/status/197774190324101121

https://twitter.com/#!/Matthew_Bremner/status/197768053570809857

https://twitter.com/#!/solomonster/status/197763747912220673

https://twitter.com/#!/alexjhuang/status/197780400603529217

https://twitter.com/#!/dukefan805/status/197780575627644928

UPDATE 5: We reported it as a rumor and it turned out to be just that. New reports indicate that Seau did NOT leave a suicide note.